Lauren A. Moskowitz is an accomplished litigator with deep trial experience, focused on general commercial, antitrust, securities and intellectual property litigation, as well as financial restructuring and reorganization matters. She is recognized as “technically excellent and an incredibly in‑depth, strategic thinker” who “has racked up wins in a number of high‑profile matters.” (Chambers USA; The New York Law Journal)
Among other notable accolades, Ms. Moskowitz was previously presented the New York State Bar Association with the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin Award for Excellence in the Courtroom, and has been recognized by publications such as Chambers USA, Crain’s New York Business, Law360 and The Legal 500.
Ms. Moskowitz devotes a portion of her practice to pro bono service. She successfully handled the trial and Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court appeals in a pro bono matter involving an international custody dispute, which made new law regarding the application of equitable tolling to the “now settled” defense to a child’s return to her home country under the Hague Convention.
Ms. Moskowitz previously served as President of the New York American Inn of Court, and is now a member of the Executive Committee. In addition, she is a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women.
Ms. Moskowitz received a B.A. with distinction in all subjects in 2002 from Cornell University. She received a J.D. magna cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a member of the National Moot Court Competition team and the Moot Court Editorial Board.
Ms. Moskowitz joined Cravath in 2005. From 2006 to 2007, she served as a law clerk to Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She returned to Cravath in 2007 and was elected a partner in 2012.
Representing Epic Games, creator of the hugely popular game Fortnite, as lead counsel in antitrust actions against Google and Apple alleging anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and the handling of in-app payments. Ms. Moskowitz recently obtained appellate victories in both actions affirming sweeping injunctions against the companies.
Representing Live Nation in antitrust litigation originally filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 39 states and the District of Columbia seeking to break up Live Nation/Ticketmaster.
Representing Epic Systems, a large provider of health information technology, in an action filed by Particle Health alleging that Epic has engaged in anticompetitive conduct in an alleged payer platform market; an action filed by CureIS Healthcare asserting antitrust and other claims related to an alleged market for software that enables payers to manage core administrative and operations tasks; and an action filed by the State of Texas alleging state antitrust claims relating to alleged markets for Epic’s electronic health record software and for applications that call on data stored by Epic health system customers.
Represented three of Rupert Murdoch’s children as trial counsel in Nevada state court in defeating an effort by their father to change the terms of the family trust that controls both Fox and News Corp.
- Represented Silvergate Bank and its parent, Silvergate Capital Corporation, in connection with Silvergate Bank’s voluntary self-liquidation and a related chapter 11 filing for both entities.
- Appellate
- Bankruptcy
- Class action
- Commercial disputes
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Securities
- B.A. with distinction in all subjects, Cornell University, 2002
- J.D. magna cum laude, Fordham University School of Law
- President, New York American Inn of Court (former)
- Executive Committee, New York American Inn of Court
- President’s Council of Cornell Women